Famitsu: Pokémon Pokopia Sells 500,000 Physical Copies In Four Days

Every Thursday, Famitsu releases a weekly chart breaking down how physical boxed games and hardware sold in Japan. This week’s chart covers March 2 to 8, and reveals exactly how Pokémon Pokopia performed in Japan after its March 5 launch. With over 540,000 sales, it was a huge start for Pokémon‘s first Switch 2 spin-off release, knocking off Resident Evil Requiem from the top spot with magnitudes more sales this past week.

Nintendo confirmed late last night that Pokémon Pokopia had surpassed one million units sold in Japan within the first four days of its launch, which just so happens to align with Famitsu’s tracking. This means we can create a rough estimate at the digital-physical split, and it’s looking somewhat 50-50! Globally, Pokémon Pokopia has already sold over 2.2 million units within the same time frame, with supply issues limiting its potential audience in some markets.

Here’s the full Famitsu software sales chart for the March 2 to 8 period, along with the lifetime sales of each game. If you enjoy these Famitsu breakdowns, be sure to check out the archive of our other past chart coverage!

1. Pokémon Pokopia (Switch 2): 541,371 [new]
2. Resident Evil Requiem (PS5): 23,459 [178,832 total]
3. Mario Kart World (Switch 2): 10,023 [2,856,782 total]
4. Mario Tennis Fever (Switch 2): 9,626 [75,831 total]
5. Resident Evil Requiem (Switch 2): 6,562 [45,355 total]
6. Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch): 6,405 [8,397,297 total]
7. Dragon Quest VII Reimagined (Switch 2): 5,594 [208,364 total]
8. Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch 2): 5,074 [83,595 total]
9. Dragon Quest VII Reimagined (Switch): 5,026 [236,744 total]
10. Minecraft (Switch): 4,667 [4,164,389 total]

Here’s how all the consoles sold in Japan last week, along with the lifetime sales of each platform too. We’ve grouped console variants together for simplicity.

1. Nintendo Switch 2: 127,508 [4,707,343 total]
2. Nintendo Switch: 23,770 [36,627,759 total]
3. PS5: 16,819 [7,440,589 total]

We’ll be sure to report further on Pokémon Pokopia‘s global sales performance, along with more breaking gaming news from across the industry. Check back often for the latest gaming stories written exclusively by humans and for humans!